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Download full textLaura B. Holyoke; Elise Kokenge; Nanci Jenkins – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the construct of a profound moment. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured interpretive phenomenological approach. Interviews were transcribed, coded, analyzed, and considered in the analysis. Four themes were identified from the analysis: accepting what is, change of life axis,…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Adult Education, Decision Making, Adult Learning
Direct linkCulver, K. C.; Braxton, John; Pascarella, Ernie – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
While previous research has examined outcomes related to academic rigor, mixed findings have resulted from differing conceptualizations of rigor as well as varying methodological approaches. Defining rigor as those in-class practices and assignments that require students to engage in deep learning and demonstrate cognitive complexity, we use…
Descriptors: Intellectual Development, Lifelong Learning, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Steur, J. M.; Jansen, E. P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. A. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2012
The formative merits of university education are at risk of being reduced from graduateness in the sense of broad academic cultivation to professional training with a strong emphasis on employability. The difficulty in opposing this trend is the absence of a clear framework for academic cultivation. The aim of this study is to construct a model…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Professional Training, Intellectual Development, Structural Equation Models
Chigisheva, Oksana, Ed.; Popov, Nikolay, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
Papers from the proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society were submitted in two volumes. Volume 1 contains papers submitted at the conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 14-17, 2016. Volume 2 contains papers submitted at the 4th International Partner Conference of the International Research Centre…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Conference Papers, Conferences (Gatherings), International Education
Willis, Sherry L. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1982
The author examines critical features of a life span developmental orientation. From results of research demonstrating that the intellectual functioning of older adults can be modified and improved, she presents implications for adult education. (SK)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Individual Differences, Intellectual Development, Lifelong Learning
Peer reviewedGrant, Daniel L. – Journal of Higher Education, 1999
A study of almost a thousand graduates of 14 diverse colleges and universities investigated the extent and nature of their post-college educational and lifelong learning efforts and, based on this information, whether colleges and universities could provide appropriate and adequate educational opportunities for interested alumni. (Originally…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Alumni, College Role, Educational Attitudes
Peer reviewedBoris-Schacter, Sheryl; Merrifield, Susan – Journal of School Leadership, 2000
Discusses findings from interviews with 19 committed principals and places them within the context of new research on principals as lifelong learners who publicly model intellectual curiosity. Conditions for continuous learning exemplified by these principals comprise three categories: professional identity, influence of the liberal arts, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Effectiveness, Adult Learning, Curiosity
